Electric vehicle EV charging myths exploded
30 April 2024
Thinking of switching to an electric vehicle this year but worried about problems with charging?
Thinking of switching to an electric vehicle this year but worried about problems with charging?
Employees driving company-owned electric vehicles can claim reimbursement for business mileage through the Government’s set Advisory Electricity Rate (AER). Just like the AMAP for personal vehicles, the AER is advisory.
The cost to install a home charger is somewhere between £500 and £1,500 depending on the speed of the charger and who you get to fit it. Other considerations are
Home chargers are usually rated in kilowatt speeds of 3.6kW, 7kW or 22kW and vary between companies.
Home charge points are already required by law for new-build houses in England, and similar regulations are on the cards in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. With growing numbers of
So, you have decided to move from diesel or petrol, or even hybrid, into a fully electric car. The easiest, cheapest and most convenient way to charge it is from
The tax system is currently geared to offer a range of financial incentives intended to increase the take up of electric vehicles.
An electric car is usually more expensive to lease than an equivalent petrol or diesel model, but there are several tax incentives to compensate for this.
Currently around 80% of EV owners charge them at home, and there are around 400,000 home and workplace vehicle chargers in the UK, according to data from online charging location
The biggest battery killer in terms of range is weight so LCVs and HGVs are at a disadvantage straight away.
